Hasselt Travel Guide

 
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  •   Hasselt
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  • Hasselt, jenever
      Hasselt, jenever
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  • Hasselt, Japanese garden
      Hasselt, Japanese garden
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  • Japanese garden, Hasselt
      Japanese garden, Hasselt
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  • Japanese garden, Hasselt
      Japanese garden, Hasselt
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and last but not least ...

and last but not least ..., Hasselt

 irisbe Says:  what is a Japanese garden without any koi fish?if you have open sandals or if you are not afraid of fish, you can put your feet or hands in the water and then the koi will rush towards you like piranha's!They think they will be feeded and they literary jump out of the water... 

what does a Japanese garden requires?

what does a Japanese garden requires?, Hasselt

 irisbe Says:  Still something is missing....aaah the waterparts! the rivers, the waterfalls...the river of life. 

Japanese garden

Japanese garden, Hasselt

 irisbe Says:  What is there that sure is so specific about Japanese gardens?There are a few things!First of all you have these specific laterns.No Japanese garden without any of these!In this park you have several ones! 

Japanese garden

Japanese garden, Hasselt

 irisbe Says:  Walking through this garden, is opening yourself towards other cultures, to dive into an atmosphere that will activate all your sences.The garden is divided in three main parts:A part that will lead you from the Western park Kapermolen into the central authentical Japanes... 

Japanese garden

Japanese garden, Hasselt

 irisbe Says:  The garden reflects the Japanese landscape.It was realized in 1992 in co-operation of the city of Itami, the "twin-city"of Hasselt in Japan.It is designed accordingly to the 17th century tea gardens. 

Japanese garden

Japanese garden, Hasselt

 irisbe Says:  The Japanese garden is a must to visit, especially in April when the 250 Japanese cherie trees are blooming.The garden has the size fo 25.000 square meter or 2,5 ha, making it the biggest Japanese gardin in Europe. 

the tour of the statues

the tour of the statues, Hasselt

 irisbe Says:  Hasselt has surprisely some collection of little statues!At the tourist info you can get a promenade guide that will take you along these statues and will provide you the story and explanation of each of them.I was only an afternoon in Hasselt and spent most time in the... 

Hotels  

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Restaurants  

Otogo: Bubble Tea and Sushi

Otogo: Bubble Tea and Sushi, Hasselt

 KShezz Says:  We were very dissapointed to find out that this place is serving ready made take away sushi made by the same person that works for Oishi restaurant which we already knew we did not like ( see review 2) however the kids were already there so we had the two platters that they... 

Oishi: Sushi review (2)

Oishi: Sushi review  (2), Hasselt

 KShezz Says:  We have eaten sushi at many places all over the world and as much as I dont like to bad mouth people this is not a very good sushi retaurant ..I cant speak for the rest of the food I didnt try it but the sushi was not up to standard I am afraid , the rice had the taste of... 

Ebisu: Sushi review of course!

Ebisu: Sushi review of course!, Hasselt

 KShezz Says:  This is a newly refurbished restaurant just on the edges of Hasselt city center easily acessible by car or publuic transport and near to a large car park.The Sushi here is WONDERFULL, SUPER, FABULOUS, GREAT (can you tell I like the place?)The menu is full and varied and... 

Off The Beaten Path  

11th Linie street, unexpected art

11th Linie street, unexpected art, Hasselt

 irisbe Says:  Will write more about the precise location but in the mean time I can tell you this picture is compiled out of 5 seperate pictures!so don't forget to click on it if you want to view the whole panorama! 

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 Still something is missing....aaah the waterparts! the rivers, the waterfalls...the river of life. 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  I am soon to be moving to Hasselt from Cheyenne, Wyoming USA and if there is any very important information I need to know before... 

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A: in what way? Hasselt is a nice little city, many shops, liquer (jenever) museum, clothing museum and a very nice Japanese garden not so far from an indoor... 

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 What you sure will remember visiting Hasselt are the many little statues all over the city, the jenever and speculoos, a plentitude of shops, almost no traffic in the centre and just outside the... 

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 We booked via the internet using a last minute sauna site it went smoothly with no hassles you do not pay up front you pay as you leave your session which I much prefer to do. As we arrived we were... 

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